JuCoby Johnson

After serving time for a crime he didn’t commit, 21-year-old Kyrie returns to the Bronx and his two best friends. A once-inseparable trio is reunited at last. But in the cramped apartment, Kyrie begins to fear there’s no room left for him in a friendship—and world—that grew up while he was gone. Three-headed Monster is a play about grief, lost time, and the healing power of friendship.

A woman escapes to the woods to be alone and is haunted by the ghosts of her past and present. Help! Help! Want. Want. Want. is a play about love, regret, and finding the will to live.

Have you ever been so lonely you could just…? Jacqueline has. That is until her estranged twin brother, Jackie, turns up one night at her shack in the Florida swamp. But Jackie’s brought home more than Jacqueline bargained for. Something is following him—and now it’s after her, too. The Red Man is southern gothic thriller and love story that asks how far we’ll go to escape our past.

Best friends Jay and Evan run a convenience store in a rapidly changing neighborhood. When a real estate developer stops by with an offer to buy the place, their deep-rooted connection is tested. As the choice to sell weighs on Evan’s shoulders, their community is ripped apart and the very foundation of the world around them begins to rumble and quake. An intimate play that races towards apocalyptic ends, 5 examines a friendship tested by money, race, and family secrets come to light.

From a stolen slice of wedding cake at age ten to the complexities of adulthood, four Black friends navigate the joyful and jagged evolution of their relationships. Told with heart, humor, and a hint of magic, this decade-spanning story highlights ups and downs of life, falling in and out of love, and everything in between. …but you could’ve held my hand is a non-linear swirl of past and present, pulsing with 90s R&B, prom night confessions, awkward first kisses, and more. This bold and theatrical celebration is a tender, poetic exploration of identity, connection, and the spaces people carve out for one another.

With adulthood looming in the distance, Jahaan and his friends enjoy the last precious moments of Summer vacation. When Jahaan’s father returns after a year away, the world stops spinning for a moment and lines are drawn in the sand. A poetic exploration of missed connections and feelings too great to speak aloud.

Fusing traditional Black gospel hymns and punk rock, Heritage takes place in the world of a small storefront church in a rapidly changing neighborhood facing the threat of demolishment after their beloved Pastor/Patriarch dies suddenly. After being away for many years, Mahalia (the Preacher’s daughter) returns, reopening old wounds and asking a timeless question: “Can you ever really escape your past?”

In the midst of an uprising, a father and daughter reunite.

In the midst of an uprising, two old friends go on a walk.